Tradition
No chart mentions this pair.
Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Solanaceae
Turnip
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
BrassicaceaeCan you plant peppers and turnips together?
Yes. Peppers and turnips grow well together. Growing them together kept pests down in a greenhouse or pot trial. That rests on a single study, so treat it as a lead, not a rule.
Why peppers and turnips work together
Fewer pests. In a greenhouse or pot trial, growing them together kept pests down.
Exploring companion plants such as coriander, pea, pepper, and turnip for aphid management in Brassica under controlled conditions (Wang J · 2026 · Crop Protection)
What to plant with peppers and turnips
Good neighbours of both, best tested first.
BasilWith peppers: Fewer pestsWith turnips: Bigger combined harvest
What to keep away from peppers and turnips
KaleWith peppers: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
Brussels sproutsWith peppers: Garden charts advise against it, not tested
The evidence in detail
For readers who want to dig in: every chart entry, study and yield trial behind the answer above, with the numbers.
Tradition, research and yield trials
Research
Good
avoidgood
1 paper found: 1 positive, 0 negative.
pest suppression
auto-classified not reviewed by a person
Yield trial
No intercropping yield trial.
Good neighbours
What happens above and below ground
Each animation illustrates a mechanism a study reported for this pair. Pick a card to focus on it.
Everything at once.
Companion plants for both peppers and turnips
Plants that are good neighbours of each. Biggest harvest gain first; each cell links to the evidence for that pair.
| Plant | With peppers | With turnips |
|---|---|---|
| Basil | Fewer pests and draws in pest-eating insectsMixed results on harvestField trial, 6 studies. Charts: recommend.Evidence for peppers and basil | Bigger combined harvestField trial, 1 study. Charts: not listed.Evidence for turnips and basil |
The evidence, with sources
- Goodpest suppressiongreenhouse / pot trialauto-classifiedExploring companion plants such as coriander, pea, pepper, and turnip for aphid management in Brassica under controlled conditionsExploring companion plants such as coriander, pea, pepper, and turnip for aphid management in Brassica under controlled conditions (Wang J · 2026 · Crop Protection)Relevance 82% · effect confidence 41%
All neighbours of pepper and of turnip, or every pair at once in the companion planting chart.
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